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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
e-mailverbto communicate electronically on the computerApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
eagleverbshoot in two strokes under parUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
earmarkverbgive or assign a resource to a particular person or causeApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
earnverbearn on some commercial or business transactionApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
earthverbhide in the earth like a hunted animalUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
earth upverbMWEblock with earth, as after a landslideApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
easeverblessen the intensity of or calmApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
ease offverbMWEreduce pressure or intensityApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
ease upverbMWEmove in order to make room for someone for somethingUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
eatverbcause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acidUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
eat atverbMWEbecome ground down or deteriorateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
eat awayverbMWEremove soil or rockAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
eat inverbMWEeat at homeApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
eat intoverbMWEgnaw intoAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
eat onverbMWEworry or cause anxiety in a persistent wayUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
eat outverbMWEeat at a restaurant or at somebody else's homeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
eat upverbMWEfinish eating all the food on one's plate or on the tableUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
eavesdropverblisten without the speaker's knowledgeUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
ebbverbhem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebbUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
ebb awayverbMWEflow back or recedeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
ebb downverbMWEflow back or recedeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
ebb offverbMWEflow back or recedeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
ebb outverbMWEflow back or recedeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
eboniseverbto stain black to make it look like ebonyApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
ebonizeverbto stain black to make it look like ebonyApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
echoverbto say again or imitateUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
eclipseverbcover a celestial body by interventionUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
economiseverbspend sparingly, avoid the waste ofApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
economizeverbspend sparingly, avoid the waste ofApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
eddyverbflow in a circular current, of liquidsUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
edgeverblie adjacent to another or share a boundaryUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
edge inverbMWEpush one's way into (a space)ApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
edge upverbMWEpush one's way into (a space)ApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
edifyverbmake understandUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
editverbreview and revise content for accuracy, clarity, and qualityEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
edit outverbMWEcut and assemble the components ofApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
editorialiseverbinsert personal opinions into an objective statementEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
editorializeverbexpress opinions or commentary on a subject, particularly in writingEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
educateverbTo give or provide with information or intellectual, social, or moral instruction; inform.UnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
educeverbdevelop or evolve from a latent or potential stateAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
edulcorateverbmake sweeter in tasteUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
effverbhave sexual intercourse withUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
effaceverbremove completely from recognition or memoryApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
effectverbact so as to bring into existenceCreateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
effectuateverbproduceApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
effeminiseverbto give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance toUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
effeminizeverbto give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance toApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
effervesceverbbecome bubbly or frothy or foamingUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
effloresceverbbecome encrusted with crystals due to evaporationUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
effuseverbgive out or emit (also metaphorically)UnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
egestverbeliminate from the bodyRememberUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
eggverbcoat with beaten eggUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
egg onverbMWEurge onApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
egotripverbact in a way that attracts attentionUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
egressverbcome out ofApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
ejaculateverbutter impulsivelyRememberUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
ejectverbleave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsuleApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
eke outverbMWElive from day to day, as with some hardshipApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
elaborateverbdevelop or add detail to an idea, plan, or piece of workUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
elapseverbpass byUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
elateverbfill with high spiritsUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
elbowverbshove one's elbow into another person's ribsApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
electverbselect by a vote for an office or membershipRememberUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
electioneerverbwork actively for a political candidate or a partyApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
electrifyverbcharge (a conductor) with electricityUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
electrocuteverbkill by electrocution, as in the electric chairApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
electroplateverbcoat with metal by electrolysisApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
elegiseverbcompose an elegyCreateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
elegizeverbcompose an elegyCreateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
elevateverbgive a promotion to or assign to a higher positionApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
elicitverbcall forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)UnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
elideverbleave or strike outApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
eliminateverbremove (an unknown variable) from two or more equationsApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
elocuteverbdeclaim in an elocutionary mannerApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
elongateverbmake long or longer by pulling and stretchingApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
elopeverbrun away secretly with one's belovedUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
elucidateverbmake free from confusion or ambiguityUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
eludeverbto avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing duties, questions, or issuesUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
eluteverbwash out with a solvent, as in chromatographyApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
emaciateverbgrow weak and thin or waste away physicallyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
emanateverbproceed or issue forth, as from a sourceUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
emancipateverbfree from slavery or servitudeUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
emasculateverbremove the testicles of a male animalAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
embalmverbpreserve a dead bodyApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
embankverbenclose with banks, as for support or protectionApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
embargoverbto ban the publication of documents, as for security or copyright reasonsApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
embarkverbproceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangersApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
embark onverbMWEget off the groundApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
embarrassverbhinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment ofUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
embattleverbfortify by furnishing with battlements for defenseApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
embedverbattach to, as a journalist to a military unit when reporting on a warApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
embellishverbmake more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.ApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
embezzleverbto appropriate property trusted to one's care fraudulently to one's own useUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
embiggenverbto enlarge or growCreateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
embitterverbcause to be bitter or resentfulUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
emblazonverbdecorate with heraldic armsApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
embodyverbrepresent or express something abstract in tangible formUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
emboldenverbgive encouragement toApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
embossverbraise in a reliefApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
embowerverbenclose in a bowerUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026